New editions to my Amazon shop that are great for gift giving. These hardcover journals and planners look amazing and the colorful lined interiors make writing in them fun. They will be available in my shop soon but for now, you can find them in my Amazon shop here.
I’ll be adding more lined journals and planners to the collection soon.
Putting your personal business on professional networking sites is a huge NO right? Well, I thought so until someone in a private finance group pointed out that she’d noticed an uptick in people posting long hard luck stories on professional sites like Linkedin.
I’m shocked that this would be seen as appropriate much less productive in finding a job in the future. While I can sympathize with anyone job hunting today I can’t see how telling your personal business would elicit anything besides pity. Instead, use that extra energy to think outside the box.
Maybe you have a skill set that you can start your own business with, long unemployment periods have inspired many to become entrepreneurs. You’d be surprised what you can make into a business these days, find a need and then find a way to fill it. If you notice that your job is being eliminated in the market then use the same work experience to enter a new field that needs your unique skills. Be creative, ask friends and family what they see as your strong points. Many times we overlook special traits that can be monetized.
We can all benefit from taking time to look within and reassessing our life. Good Luck Stealthprenuers!
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Yes, stealthpreneur. I didn’t find much information about the word so I immediately did an internet search because:
Rule #1: Google is your friend.
Rule #2: Google knows a lot but not everything.
I did find it listed as a dot.com that the owners let expire in July 2017. Sad since I think it’s such a cool made up word. And since it is a made-up word, let me do the honors of making up a definition too.
Now I do realize that some business people HAVE to talk about what they’re doing online because that’s how they attract clients and customers. If you have already created, packaged and branded what you are talking about online you’re not in this category, you’re doing it the right way.
I’m speaking of the people who aren’t in the finishing stages of releasing a product, in fact, they haven’t even started researching how to make the product they want to sell. Talking about ideas on social media is a fantastic way to see it come to life – in someone else’s mind. Someone who may have the means to get it produced and released well before you. Leaving you upset while they pocket the profits off of your idea. Yes, you may have thought of it first but did you have it licensed, copyrighted or trademarked? If you did then congratulations, you may have a chance of recouping some of that lost money once you hire a lawyer. But if you didn’t do any of those things then no amount of online “receipts” will bring you vindication much less money.
A decade of being on the internet and some form of social media has given me the opportunity to see this happen over and over again. It’s upsetting to see someone fall into the trap of posts for likes and attention when you see them hand over brilliant ideas to the internet, it’s a gamble that many lose on. I’ve had some of my online social media accounts for years, custom logos and everything, and because I hadn’t sold one item under this name it was open to being stolen by anyone (no trademark or copyright on it). It hurts to think that just anyone would do this but business is business and capitalizing on an already established name is nothing new.
If you’re just starting out in the world of the entrepreneur please take a small piece of advice from me and KEEP YOUR IDEAS TO YOURSELF! Especially if everything’s being built on a shoestring budget and you can’t afford to copyright, trademark or license. I understand the excitement and the urge to share but please don’t until you have all your ducks in a row and can do it properly. Once you are ready to get sales then talk, talk, talk yourself till you’re blue in the face and get that $$$.
